Everyone will be here, here or here: Right up in the thick of things in gay-friendly Hillcrest, there’s Fiesta Cantina (142 University Ave.; (619) 298-2500), a thatched-roof bar that feels like it’s beach-side. Across the street, there's Urban Mo’s (308 University Ave.; (619) 491-0400), a drink-and-food compound and perhaps the No. 1 place to be seen with your shirt off year-round. Up the street, stumble to that giant club Rich’s (1051 University Ave.; (619) 295-2195).

Places to escape everyone: OK, there’s no real escape. But Pecs Bar (2046 University Ave., North Park; (619) 296-0889) is a little jukebox gem slightly removed from the Festival scene and rated one of America’s top 50 gay bars by Logo. For views from up above, try the rooftop lounge at Top of the Park (Inn at the Park, 525 Spruce St., Bankers Hill; (619) 296-0057) or the second-floor outdoor patio at Martinis Above Fourth (3940 Fourth Ave., Hillcrest; (619) 400-4500).

More LGBT-friendly destinations? Ask someone cute to point you toward: Baja Betty’s (great for group eats, big drinks), Bourbon Street (lady friendly), The Brass Rail (the oldest bar in Hillcrest, has a great dance floor), Eden (a party complex), The Flame, Flick’s, Gossip Grill (chick bar, with food), The Loft, R Gang Eatery, Numbers or Voyou (a wine bar that has a new "cocktails" sign).

Then, of course, there's the Festival in Balboa Park: See the beer garden, where good times abound. Click here for more info on our big party. sdpride.org

Correction: This article originally suggested Bacchus House as a pit stop, but it's closed.